This chapter was partly written by my awesome friend ShannonTheAwesomeOne. Babe, there are a bunch of your lines and ideas in here and I hope I could make you proud a little. Thanks for always being there for me whenever I need your advice.
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Chapter 10: Everything happens for a reason
Ever since Roman had left in the morning, Karolina was feeling sad and devastated. She thought that seeing him leave would be okay, but she couldn't remember how many hours she cried after finally letting him go.
"Karo, would you please stop pulling a face like the world is about to end?" Shannon asked annoyed after getting two spoons out of the top drawer of Karo's and Roman's new kitchen. She thought that maybe some ice-cream would help her friend to cheer up again.
Together with Roman, Shannon had decided to stay with her friend for the next few days so that she could get used to being without her fiancé. He knew that she would be depressed at first and he didn't want her to feel lonely.
"But I miss him," Karo pouted before burying her face in her hands.
"He only just left this morning, sweetie. And he keeps messaging you every five fucking minutes. So relax," her friend answered, sighing heavily when she realized that the coming days were going to be exhausting.
Shannon missed Dean as well but she seemed to handle it better than her pregnant friend did. It was understandable though. Her hormones still played games with her mind once in a while and this was actually the first time they spent apart from each other. She just needed to get used to being without him.
It was only one more hour until Monday Night RAW would start and Karo had a hard time accepting that in this very moment she wasn't sitting in The Shield's locker room with her boys as she always had until now.
"Sweetie, I know you miss him but you really need to stop feeling sorry for yourself. You are not only stressing out yourself but the baby as well," Shannon tried to reason, knowing that mentioning the baby would open Karo's eyes.
Karo just nodded her head and gave her friend a weak smile. She was right. It didn't help crying her eyes out over something she couldn't change. She knew she could trust Roman and he promised her to text or call whenever he could.
"Thank god, I hate being on my feet... My ankles are killing me," Karo said after finally sitting down on the couch, resting her legs on the table in front of it.
"Pfft, you think aching ankles are bad? Try being spanked on a daily basis, woman," her friend said, making Karo choke on the ice cream she just shoved into her mouth.
"Whoa, what? Why the hell are you getting spanked? Wait... oh god, Dean likes spanking you!? Ouch," she replied before grimacing.
They hadn't had time for girl talk for quite some time now as either the boys were around or they were busy renovating the house. And now they both were curious how the other one was doing. In every aspect possible.
"Maybe you should try spanking him," Karo added, a mischievous smile on her face.
"Hah, I've already tried that. I attempted to put Dean over my knee to spank him one night but he got really pissed off and went to sleep in Seth's room. And to top it all off, he came banging on the door at like 2 in the morning because he forgot his damn key to the room. He tried to apologize but I was so damn tired that I just flipped him the bird and went back to bed," Shannon said, bursting out laughing after seeing her friend's shocked face.
A few moments later her laughter died down as Karo remained silent, shoving another spoon full of ice cream into her mouth.
"Uhm...was this too much information?" Shannon asked, looking at the pregnant woman next to her confused.
Karo took a deep breath and started poking the ice-cold delicacy in her bowl, not being able to look at her friend.
"I wouldn't mind Dean spanking me, to be honest," Karo said, her voice almost a whisper.
"HOLY SHIT," Shannon yelled, bursting out in laughter once again. "You have dirty thoughts about my boyfriend, you little slut?"
Karo swallowed hard, not believing that she had really said that. She was out of her mind. Shannon was probably going to kill her.
"Sorry Shannon, I have no idea what's going on with me but I'm such a horny bitch at the moment. I tried ravishing Roman like three times a day but eventually his dick...you know... wasn't willing to cooperate anymore. I even bought a vibrator as I..." she said but was suddenly interrupted by her brown-haired friend.
"You've bought a fucking vibrator? Karo, you're finally growing up," Shannon said, still not being able to stop laughing.
"Oh, shut up. You act like I'm some prude little virgin," Karo replied, pouting a little before a huge smile spread across her face.
"Yeah, a virgin. And that's why you have a bun in the oven, sweetheart," she answered, eating some of her ice cream as well.
"Well, speaking about all of this... how's Dean otherwise?" Karo asked, looking at her friend with a shy smile on her face.
"Whoa now, I don't ask about Roman, do I? But uhm…since we're talking about it. I mean…holy hell, the guy's hung like a fucking horse. And it's pretty friggin' surprising, I mean, you don't expect a weird guy like Dean to be so good but dang. But the thing is that he's still so fucking sex-crazed and while I don't mind it, I'd really like to have intelligent conversation with him once in a while, you know?" Shannon replied, frowning slightly.
"Yeah, I guess I understand. But did you really think that Dean is the type of guy you can have a relationship with and expect some profound conversations or discussions? I'll be honest with you now, I think you and him together is just a...well...'we fuck each other exclusively' thing," she answered, looking at her unsure.
"It's more than just sex, Karolina. I'm sure of that. I even think he might love me but...you know...we'll probably never have some serious talk about anything. But well, that's fine...as long as he makes me cum, it's all good," Shannon said with a chuckle.
"So, he's the rough and kinky sex kinda guy, huh? Roman keeps babying me at the moment, which I appreciate but come on. Just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean I can't take a slap on the ass, you know?" Karo said, finally being able to somehow open up to her friend.
She had always been the kind of girl that kept things to herself. She barely talked about sex or anything related to it. Until now Seth had been the only one that she was able to talk to about it which was strange considering he was a man.
"Well, just tell him you need a good fuck. I really don't know about Roman's preferences when it comes to the bedroom, but I'm pretty sure he would like it rough as well," Shannon said before putting the empty bowl on the table in front of her.
"So you think it's my fault?" Karo asked, a little irritated.
"Oh my God, no. I just think that he thinks you want it gentle and slow. But goddamn, just show him how you want it, babe. I mean I'm pretty sure he will never be able to be as good as Dean is, but he might as well try," she answered, a cocky smile on her face.
"Oh, if you only knew how huge my man's dick is, you would shut up now," Karo said, raising an eyebrow at her friend.
"Which doesn't change the fact that you want MY man to spank YOUR ass," the brown-haired girl answered, laughing at her friend when she saw that she was blushing.
"Don't you dare tell him or Roman about it," she pleaded, feeling quite embarrassed und uncomfortable with where this conversation was going.
Their conversation ended abruptly when Karo's cell phone started ringing. She moved forward and grabbed it, a smile on her face when she saw that it was Roman.
"Hey baby, how are you?" she asked him, her heart aching when she once again realized he wasn't coming home to her that night.
"I'm good. I really do miss you though," he answered, his voice deep and quiet.
"I miss you too. But Shannon and I..." she started but was interrupted when someone seemingly took the phone away from her fiancé.
"Put us on loud speaker, princess," Dean suddenly said, making Karo feel uneasy as she couldn't forget about her confession about her wanting him to spank her.
Karo did as she was told, placing the cell phone on her baby bump and waiting for him to continue.
"Shannon? Babe? Can you hear me?" Dean asked, a huge smile spreading across Shannon's face.
She loved hearing his voice. She could listen to him for hours and she wouldn't get bored. There was something about the way he talked. It was fascinating. He was fascinating.
"I do, hi baby," she said, her heart beating fast in her chest. She would never want the butterflies to go away ever.
"We have you on loud speaker as well. Don't be rude and say hi to the girls, Seth," Dean yelled, making the girls laugh.
"Hey ladies. Hope you're doing fine. Don't miss me too much, aight?" Seth said, putting a smile on Karo's face.
She almost missed him as much as she missed Roman. He had always been there for her whenever she needed him and him being away really broke her heart.
"Oh, don't worry about me. But I think Karolina is missing her Sethie though," Shannon answered with a chuckle, not knowing how much that meant to Seth.
He swallowed hard, trying to control his emotions. He had to keep his act together and not let the feelings resurface again. He was on a good road of forgetting about her. If that was possible at all. But knowing that she was missing him felt like a step back in his healing process.
"Well, Sethie misses his Karolina too and...," Seth started but was instantly stopped by one of his best friends.
"But Roman misses his babies just a little more. I love you, baby. I just wanted you to know that before we have to go out there and serve justice," Roman said, almost making Karo cry. Fucking hormones, she thought.
"And I...uhm...miss my girl as well. I...can't wait to have you back in my arms again, sweet cheeks," Dean said, making Shannon smile weakly.
She knew he still couldn't tell her that he loved her but he tried to let her know in every way possible and that's all she needed so far. One day he would tell her. She was sure he would. He just needed a little more time.
"We love and miss you all, too. Be safe out there, ok?" Karo replied, feeling so much better after hearing their voices. Especially Roman's.
"Yeah, take care of yourselves, boys. We love y'all," Shannon added, her voice cheerful as it always was.
"Bye babies. Talk to you laaater," Dean said before quickly hanging up the phone.
Shannon and Karo looked at each other and couldn't help but burst out laughing. Dean could be such a goofball sometimes. Karo didn't know if he could ever be serious about something but it was none of her business anyways. She liked him the way he was.
"Sooo, where were we?" Shannon asked, winking at her friend and giggling when she saw Karo blushing once again.
"Can we just drop it please? Just because I have this one fantasy about Dean doesn't mean anything," she tried to reason, but raised an eyebrow at her friend when she shook her head.
"Come on. You want him to fuck you," Shannon said, a huge smile on her face.
She loved teasing her pregnant friend, knowing that she felt bad for having these thoughts but Shannon honestly didn't care. She would lie if she said that she wasn't curious about how Roman was as a lover.
"Oh shut up. No I don't. Why would I? MY man is definitely better than YOURS," Karo countered.
"Yeah right. He sure as hell isn't. MY man is THE man, you jealous bitch," she said, both of the girls laughing hysterically now.
"Jealous? Hah, I bet your man isn't able to make you cum several times a day," the blonde-haired girl said, giggling when she gave her friend a loser sign.
That was all Shannon needed to pay her back, all of a sudden throwing a pillow at her friend, taking another one and hitting Karo's head with it softly.
After yelping in surprise and realizing what was going on, Karo took a pillow herself and started fighting back. They both were laughing heartily, hitting back and forth, jumping at each other while still being careful of her growing baby bump.
"My man is still better than yours," Shannon yelled, not being able to stop laughing.
"Noooo, mine is," her friend replied, throwing another pillow at her.
Shannon wanted to fight back and counter once again when all of a sudden they were interrupted.
SIERRA-HOTEL-INDIA-ECHO-LIMA-DELTA...SHIELD
They immediately turned their attention to the TV screen, their hearts beating fast in their chests when they saw their men running down the stairs, all of them with gold around their waists.
Karo was so proud of Roman and so was Shannon of Dean.
"Oh my God, they look so fucking hot today," Shannon said and clapped her hands excitedly when her cell phone beeped in her jeans pocket.
"They do. God, we're some lucky bitches," Karo answered, her eyed still glued to the TV.
"Haha These girls on twitter are cracking me up," her friend said when checking her phone. "You know, not all of these fangirls are crazy. Some are actually quite hilarious. Come on, join the fun."
Karo looked at her confused but grabbed her phone and logged into twitter as well. She had tried to avoid contact with the so-called fangirls as much as she could because most of them had treated her like a piece of shit. And that was something she really couldn't take anymore. But she knew that whenever someone would fuck with her, Shannon would be right there to defend her.
She immediately checked Shannon's profile and couldn't help but laugh when she read the first few tweets.
GoodGollyMissMoxley: ShannonDuh, was it your idea to have Dean ditch the vest? #thankyou
ShannonDuh: Hey GoodGollyMissMoxley, getting rid of the vest wasn't my idea. #armporn #wisedecisiononhispart
"You're fucking crazy, Shan. Arm porn? Really?" Karo asked, wiping away tears of joy.
"Sure. Look at him. Look at his arms. Unf," Shannon said, nudging her friend's arm. "Come on, join us. Just reply to a tweet or something. It's fun."
Karo took a deep breath and shrugged her shoulders. What could happen anyways? So why not go crazy as well?
InsaneCaliGurl: SHUT UP MY BOYS ARE ON. #WWE #RAW #HoundsOfJustice #TheShield!
KarolinaWWE: hey InsaneCaliGurl, care to share those boys? #mine #sharingwithShannon #youcanhaveSeth"
"Haha, you want to share your little Sethie? You're gonna break his heart," Shannon laughed, happy that her friend had the courage to involve herself in the conversations the girls were having on twitter.
"Oh look, there's another one that might interest you," she added, showing her the tweet she was talking about.
BelieveintheReigns: WWERomanReigns #whipmyhair I wanna brush his hair.
KarolinaWWE: Careful there, believeinthereigns. He's particular about his hair. #backandforth
"They wanna brush his hair? They're weird," Karo stated, frowning about what people wanted to do with her man.
"Says the person that has an obsession with his armpit hair," Shannon stated, remembering that not too long ago Karo had told her that she loved snuggling into Roman and nuzzle her nose in his armpit which was, quite frankly, really awkward.
"Whatever," Karo snapped and looked at her friend unsure. "You think I should tweet something as well?"
"Of course. Go ahead sweetie. You're gonna make friends if you try being down to earth and relaxed about this whole thing," she encouraged her, curious about what she wanted to write.
KarolinaWWE: UNF, look at my man WWERomanReigns... #hotdamn
DaShadowAngel: KarolinaWWE is one of us, Shield Army. #fangirlpower
ShannonDuh: Hey DaShadowAngel, KarolinaWWE is very hormonal, don't mind her. #horny4roman
"Oh you little bitch," Karo said and laughed, both of them not really watching their men's match as they were too busy tweeting.
KarolinaWWE: Oh ShannonDuh, you'd better shup up now #youwillgetspanked
ShannonDuh: Can't blame KarolinaWWE for getting hot though. #armporn #UnitedStatesOfArmPorn
"God, I just can't with you, Shan," she said and tried to catch her breath. She was having such a great time with these girls and it was refreshing to see that not all of them were crazy.
KarolinaWWE: ShannonDuh His arms are quite impressive...I bet he's pretty strong #somebodyhelpme
ShannonDuh: KarolinaWWE's hormones are so weird that she wants Dean. #SharingIsCaring #GimmeSomeRoman #Switcheroo
Shannon5288: ShannonDuh and KarolinaWWE should share with us too #hornyforthemall
Both Karo and Shannon wanted to reply when suddenly Michael Cole was screaming. Not that he had never done it before but this time it was different. The girls immediately turned their attention back to the TV, shocked when they saw that Seth was lying in the middle of the ring, holding his knee in pain. Out of nowhere Roman came into the picture and speared Daniel Bryan for the pin...1...2...3.
But all Karo really cared about was Seth who was now giving the officials the x-sign, signalling them that this was real.
"Oh my God, what happened?" Karo asked shocked, her hands shaking so much that her cell phone fell to the ground.
"I don't know, sweetie. That really doesn't look good," Shannon replied, concern written all over her face.
When they showed the slow-motion, you could see that Seth wanted to show his high-knee from the top rope, but instead of hitting Daniel Bryan's head, he landed on his left foot while his right knee twisted dangerously before hitting the mat.
"Oh fuck," Karo said quietly, intently watching as Seth was brought back to the backstage area on a stretcher.
Karo's heart broke to see him like that. He had always been such a strong man and he would never simulate an injury which once again convinced her that he was severely injured. She tried her best to choke down her tears. She had been crying too much already but she just couldn't help it. She was afraid.
"Sweetie, don't cry. He's gonna be fine. He's a fighter," Shannon said, trying to comfort her as much as she could which was difficult considering the state Karo was in.
Karo just nodded her head, not being able to form a coherent sentence. She was at a loss of words. She felt horrible knowing that her best friend seemed to be in so much pain. She didn't even want to think about how she would feel if this happened to Roman.
"I just texted Dean to tell him that they should call us as soon as they can," Shannon said, interrupting her thoughts and wrapping an arm around her friend's shoulder.
She still stared at the TV screen, not realizing that another match had started although it was Kaitlyn who was the one that was taking care of her diva's championship belt until she would be coming back.
Shannon decided to remain silent. She would let Karo cry because that was what she needed to do in order to handle this situation. She was worried about Seth as well but she would never have such a strong bond with him as Karo had. He was one of the sweetest guys she had ever met and she felt bad knowing that he would probably be out for a couple of weeks.
Her thoughts were interrupted by her ringing cell phone, the picture on the display revealing that it was Dean calling her.
"Dean, how is he?" Shannon immediately asked, sensing that Karo was moving next to her and looking at her expectantly.
"We don't know yet. He's in insane pain and they'll probably bring him to the hospital now. Doing some x-rays and MRI or whatever this shit is called," Dean replied, the sadness in his voice unmistakable.
He loved Seth like a brother and seeing him in pain hurt him as well. They were family. All of them. Roman, Karolina, Seth, Shannon and Dean. And even the unborn child Karo was carrying. And if one of them felt bad, they all did.
"Will you keep us up to date?" she asked her boyfriend, wanting more than ever to hug him in this very moment as she had the feeling that he needed her. And that was something that hardly ever happened because Dean always pretended to be that strong and ice-cold kind of guy.
"I will, sweet cheeks. Listen, Roman wants to talk to Karolina real quick. I'll call you later, k? Bye babe," he said quietly, giving the phone to Roman and making his way back to where the WWE officials were still examining Seth, not wanting to leave his best friend alone for long.
"Roman?" Karo asked with a shaky voice as soon as Shannon handed her the phone.
"Babygirl," he said, his voice almost a whisper.
"Please tell me he will be ok," she said, another wave of tears building up in her eyes.
"He will be, sunshine. I promise you he will be. But listen to me now. I want you to stop crying. Don't worry, ok? We're here with him and he's gonna be fine. You need to relax now and not stress yourself or the baby out, you hear me?" he asked, his voice soft but yet demanding.
Karo swallowed hard, the tears streaming down her face. But Roman was right, as always. She needed to stop worrying too much. There was nothing she could do right now. She had to wait and see what really happened and crying didn't make anything better.
"Will you call me as soon as you know what exactly he has?" she asked him, taking a deep breath and trying to get her act together again.
"The minute we do know more you'll be the first one I call," he said and covered the mouthpiece of the phone shortly afterwards.
Karolina heard him talking to somebody and it killed her not to know what was happening. She wanted to be there with them. She wanted to hold Seth's hand and tell him he would be fine again. But no, her fat pregnant ass was sitting in Pensacola and she felt more left outside alone than ever.
"We're going to the hospital now, babygirl. Remember my words. Relax or I'm gonna spank you," he said with a chuckle, trying to lighten the mood.
Karo looked at Shannon wide-eyed, knowing that she must have heard what Roman had just told her. And she certainly did because she immediately started giggling, remembering the conversation she had with her friend earlier.
"Okay baby. Talk to you later. And tell Seth I love him," she said and hung up the phone after sighing heavily.
The next few hours would be very long and it would be tough just sitting there and waiting for one of the boys to call them to say how bad Seth's injury really was. But Shannon needed to distract Karo somehow. Roman would want her to try anything to make his pregnant fiancée feel better. And she wouldn't want to disappoint him.
"Hey sweetie, how about we go outside and watch the sky? I know you're a hopeless romantic and maybe we can spot a few shooting stars. Seth needs all the luck he can get, right?" Shannon asked, getting up and extending both of her hands to Karo to help her up.
Karo didn't say a word. She just followed Shannon outside, knowing that arguing wouldn't make sense as Shannon would not accept any excuses. And maybe it was for the best. Maybe she really needed to clear her mind and think positive. She was still hoping that Seth would be fine. And maybe he would be.
...
After almost two endless hours, Karo's cell phone finally rang, startling her as she was deep in thought. She didn't even look at the caller ID, knowing that it must be Roman who was calling in the middle of the night.
"Baby, how is he? What's wrong? Will he be okay?" she asked nervously, thousands of questions and thoughts running through her mind.
"Whoa, too many questions in such a short time. Calm down, babygirl," he said before he took a deep breath. "He has a tear of the cruciate ligament in his right knee. He'll stay overnight and he's gonna have surgery tomorrow morning already."
"Oh my God...that's horrible. How long will he be out?" Karo asked, her heart breaking for her best friend.
She looked at Shannon with fear in her eyes after putting Roman on loud speaker so that she could listen as well.
"For about 6 months. The doc says he'll be on crutches for a few weeks and then has to go to rehab," he replied.
Not only Seth, but Roman and Dean were devastated by the news. They had no idea what would happen to their tag team championships. Or the Shield at all. Without Seth there simply would be no Shield.
"Are you gonna stay with him?" Shannon asked Roman, wondering how things would work out for Seth.
"Yeah, I guess we'll stay until he can get out in about 2 days," he answered while running a hand through his hair.
He hadn't even had the time to take a shower and was still in his ring gear, not wanting to leave Seth alone.
"And what happens then? Is he going back to Davenport?" Shannon, who seemed to be the only one who was thinking logically and looking ahead, asked him.
They could hear him sighing heavily. He had been thinking about this for the last hour while the doctors were examining his friend. Nobody would be waiting for him in Iowa. There was no girlfriend, his parents were busy day and night and his friends were either touring the United States or living in Pensacola.
"Babygirl?" he asked softly, contemplating once again if he should really ask her but he was sure that Karo would support his idea. "How about Seth stays with you for a while? I don't want him to be on his own while he's with those crutches and I'm afraid he'll have a hard time doing everyday things by himself for the next few weeks."
"Do you really think that's a good idea, baby?" she asked him, not sure if he trusted her with Seth's health in her pregnant state.
"Of course. Shannon could be touring with us again so that Dean stops bitching around while you won't be alone with Seth being there. I know you might need to help him a little in the beginning, but as soon as he can walk on his own again, he will be there for you and help you. I would feel better knowing that someone was with you. Just in case something happens," he replied, his idea making even more sense now after he spoke them out.
Karo looked at Shannon who nodded her head in agreement. She thought that Roman had a point when he said that both of them could support each other in the current state they were in. And she knew that Karo would feel better having him around other than worrying about him constantly.
"Okay, bring him with you when you come back on Thursday," she replied, a small smile gracing her face.
And so it was settled. Seth would spend the next few weeks or even months in Pensacola, trying to get back in shape as soon as he could. And Karo would make sure that everything worked out. Everything.
Author's note: I'm sorry that I wasn't able to put in the "at" signs in the twitter conversations. I tried everything but it didn't work. Hope it was still easy to read. Sorry guys.